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Welcome to Franklin Furnace ...

Franklin Furnace is located in Franklin County<1>.

Franklin Furnace is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Franklin Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Franklin Furnace: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Franklin Furnace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Franklin Furnace: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Montour County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklin Furnace.

Communities near Franklin Furnace ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franklin Furnace.

  • Chambersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Alto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnellsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Three Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Orbisonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Newburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Franklin Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Furnace.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Franklin Furnace. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin Furnace.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Franklin Furnace.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Furnace ...

Looking for more information about Franklin Furnace? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Franklin Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Franklin Furnace.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Franklin Furnace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Furnace area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.